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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.1%), Retail trade (13.7%).
Detached houses: $204,148Here:$204,148State:$150,055 Townhouses or other attached units: $134,861Here:$134,861State:$180,099 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $39,488Here:$39,488State:$940,330 Mobile homes: $54,804Here:$54,804State:$37,232 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,147Here:$65,147State:$27,068
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
McCain (Republican): 77.6% Obama (Democratic): 21.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $911 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $498 (0.4%)
Area name: Hattiesburg, MS MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lamar County is $444 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $769 a month.
Cities in this county include: West Hattiesburg, Lumberton, Purvis, Sumrall.
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Notable locations in Lamar County: Tatums Camps (A), Black Creek Refinery (B), Canebrake Country Club (C), Pine Creek Golf Club (D), Hickory Grove Volunteer Fire Department (E), Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (F), Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (G), Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department (H), Lamar County Fire Department (I), Lamar County Emergency (J), Oloh Volunteer Fire Department (K), Northeast Lamar Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 2 (L), Central Lamar County Fire Department (M), Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department Hattiesburg (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lamar County include: New Zion Church (A), Old Advance Church (B), Pine Ridge Church (C), Pleasant Home Church (D), Rocky Branch Church (E), Bay Creek Church (F), Belleview Baptist Church (G), Burnt Bridge Church (H), Calvary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Talowah Cemetery (1), Slade Cemetery (2), Howard Cemetery (3), Clinton Cemetery (4), Martin-Lott Cemetery (5), Coal Town Cemetery (6), Jones Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Beaver Lake (A), Cole Lake (B), Mossy Pond (C), Hennington Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blue Springs Branch (A), Black Tom Creek (B), Big Thick Creek (C), Big Branch (D), Beaver Pond Branch (E), Beaver Dam Creek (F), Bear Bay (G), Bay Creek (H), Chinquapin Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Lamar County: Little Black Creek Water Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Lamar County: Tatums Camps (A), Black Creek Refinery (B), Canebrake Country Club (C), Pine Creek Golf Club (D), Hickory Grove Volunteer Fire Department (E), Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (F), Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (G), Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department (H), Lamar County Fire Department (I), Lamar County Emergency (J), Oloh Volunteer Fire Department (K), Northeast Lamar Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 2 (L), Central Lamar County Fire Department (M), Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department Hattiesburg (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lamar County include: New Zion Church (A), Old Advance Church (B), Pine Ridge Church (C), Pleasant Home Church (D), Rocky Branch Church (E), Bay Creek Church (F), Belleview Baptist Church (G), Burnt Bridge Church (H), Calvary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Talowah Cemetery (1), Slade Cemetery (2), Howard Cemetery (3), Clinton Cemetery (4), Martin-Lott Cemetery (5), Coal Town Cemetery (6), Jones Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Beaver Lake (A), Cole Lake (B), Mossy Pond (C), Hennington Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blue Springs Branch (A), Black Tom Creek (B), Big Thick Creek (C), Big Branch (D), Beaver Pond Branch (E), Beaver Dam Creek (F), Bear Bay (G), Bay Creek (H), Chinquapin Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Lamar County: Little Black Creek Water Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Covington County , Forrest County , Jefferson Davis County , Marion County , Pearl River County .
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Current college students: 2,681 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 424 (58% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.7%
Housing units in Lamar County with a mortgage: 5,213 (565 second mortgage, 292 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,501
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13.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,989 average adjusted gross income)
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($379 average AGI)Lamar County:0.12%Mississippi average:0.09% 9.37% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($25,327 average AGI) 4.40% relocated from other states ($14,284 average AGI)Lamar County:4.40%Mississippi average:3.40%
11.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,431 average adjusted gross income)
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($111 average AGI)Lamar County:0.07%Mississippi average:0.08% 7.45% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($22,892 average AGI) 4.01% relocated to other states ($15,428 average AGI)Lamar County:4.01%Mississippi average:3.96%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,083 (3,123 aged, 960 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 112.1. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
8,753 spouses, 12,514 children (11,320 natural, 345 adopted, 849 stepchildren), 752 grandchildren, 247 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 458 other relatives, 432 non-relatives
Size of family households: 4,194 2-persons, 2,690 3-persons, 2,363 4-persons, 1,025 5-persons, 305 6-persons, 140 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,956 1-person, 495 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 12 6-persons.
96.7% of residents of Lamar County speak English at home. 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well). 0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). 0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Population growth in Lamar County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.61 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
51% of Lamar County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Mississippi.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
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Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Police Protection: $3,409,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,699,000
Financial Administration: $1,599,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,150,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,101,000
General Public Buildings: $1,000,000
Local Fire Protection: $734,000
Central Staff Services: $700,000
Parks and Recreation: $594,000
Health - Other: $480,000
General - Other: $419,000
Public Welfare - Other: $227,000
Libraries: $156,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,000
Parks and Recreation: $76,000
Health and Hospitals: $45,000
Fines and Forfeits: $626,000
Sale of Property: $499,000
General Revenue, NEC: $332,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,117,000
Highways: $1,142,000
All Other: $332,000
Health and Hospitals: $206,000
Other License: $466,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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